State health officials report drop in infant mortality

Mississippi State Department of Health says in a news release that in 2012, the state’s infant mortality rate was 8.8 per 1,000 live births, compared to 9.4 in 2011. The reports shows 9.6 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2010; 10 in 2009; 9.9 in 2008; 10.1 in 2007; 10.5 in 2006; and 11.4 in 2005.